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China’s ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has said that the United States should avoid the mistakes from the Great Depression of the 1930s amid the escalating tariff war between the two countries. Advertisement Xie was speaking at a Traditional Chinese Medicine open-day event at the embassy in Washington, but he drew on ancient lore as a metaphor for the current trade dispute. He cited the philosophy of addressing causes rather than just symptoms, calling for joint efforts to grow the global economy rather than fighting over the existing…

China’s domestically developed C909 passenger jet has expanded its regional presence, with two of them beginning commercial operations with Vietnam’s budget airline VietJet on Saturday. Advertisement Their debut makes Vietnam the third Southeast Asian country to sign on the planes made by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), after Indonesia and Laos. According to a statement from Comac on Saturday, the civilian jets have been leased from Chinese regional carrier Chengdu Airlines, and will operate on domestic routes between Vietnamese capital Hanoi and Con Dao Island off southern…

China rarely criticises or takes sides in African conflicts, but recent insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shown a measured shift in Beijing’s approach. Advertisement So far this year, on at least two occasions, Beijing – through its UN ambassador, Fu Cong – has directly asked Kigali to end its backing of the M23 rebel group and pull Rwandan troops out of the DRC. “China reiterates its hope that Rwanda will heed the call of the international community, stop its military support for M23, and immediately withdraw…

Malaysian durian growers are expected to expand their market share in China this year, buoyed by local consumers’ growing appetite for fresh, naturally ripened fruit. Advertisement The Southeast Asian nation’s durian exports to China have surged this year as a result of a steady supply and improved logistics, food processors and traders said on Friday. “Fresh durians, which are transported to China by air within 48 hours of pickup, are well-received by affluent Chinese consumers,” said Guo Min, deputy marketing director with fresh fruit distributor Joy Wing Mau’s China operations.…

Giant pandas Fu Wa and Feng Yi will be repatriated to China next month as Malaysia prepares to welcome a new pair under a fresh 10-year conservation agreement. Advertisement The new agreement was signed on April 16 in conjunction with the three-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Malaysia last week. It allowed Malaysia to host another pair of giant pandas from 2025 to 2035, continuing the long-standing International Cooperation Project on Giant Panda Conservation with China, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said on Saturday. To…

A growing number of espionage cases are rattling Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), piercing deep into the island’s political and military core and exposing worrying vulnerabilities in its counter-intelligence systems. Advertisement The mounting revelations of infiltration – from top government officials’ close aides to active-duty military personnel – have sparked alarm over Beijing’s intensifying efforts to undermine Taiwan authorities from within, raising questions of public trust in the administration of William Lai Ching-te. At least five people closely associated with senior DPP politicians are under investigation or have been…

Hero Esports, a Chinese esports powerhouse backed by Tencent Holdings and Saudi Arabian video-gaming giant Savvy Games Group, is betting big on artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations and become a global leader industry, the CEO said in an interview. Advertisement “We are pilot-testing several AI models, including DeepSeek, in all aspects of the business,” said Danny Tang, co-founder and CEO of Hero Esports. The company is also adapting a local version of DeepSeek to analyse patents and historical contracts to identify areas that might “require more attention”, she said.…

Chinese researchers have successfully detonated a hydrogen-based explosive device in a controlled field test, triggering devastating chemical chain reactions without using any nuclear materials, according to a study published last month. Advertisement The 2kg (4.4lbs) bomb generated a fireball exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit) for more than two seconds – 15 times longer than equivalent TNT blasts – without using any nuclear materials, it said. Developed by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) 705 Research Institute, a key player in underwater weapon systems, the device uses a magnesium-based…

Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has secured a key endorsement from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cancer detection tool, as Chinese technology giants look to play a larger role in the global healthcare industry. Advertisement The FDA granted the “breakthrough device” designation to the research group’s Damo Panda model, allowing for an expedited review and approval process, Alibaba said in a statement on Thursday. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Alibaba first revealed Damo Panda, which is designed to identify…